Hear what sounds NASA recorded and sent to aliens in space - News - Mixmag
News

Hear what sounds NASA recorded and sent to aliens in space

The record ranges from greetings in different languages to Beethoven

  • Valerie Lee
  • 13 June 2016

Back in 1977, two Voyager spacecrafts were sent on a mission into space with somewhat of a "cultural time capsule" of humanity, which included photographs, notes, and two phonograph records on board with sounds of human life, as deemed by NASA.

Voyager stopped at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune before continuing on beyond our solar system and continuing onward into the abyss of space. NASA's hopes were that if the spacecrafts were to ever encounter alien life, that they'd be able to have a glimpse into human life with sounds recorded on these records.

The sounds that represent human life range from a train to animal calls from birds to chimpanzees to frogs and dogs. The sound of laughter, a mom kissing her child and a heartbeat are also included. Greetings from over 50 different languages ranging from Urdu to Bengali were also added.

Also included were 90 minutes of actual songs that ranged from Beethoven to Mozart and Guan Pinghu to Chuck Berry. Supposedly, it was suggested that The Beatles should be included, but record company EMI denied the request.

Hear the sounds included on NASA's 'Golden Records' below.

Valerie Lee is Mixmag's US Digital Editor. Follow her on Twitter here

Load the next article
Newsletter 2

Mixmag will use the information you provide to send you the Mixmag newsletter using Mailchimp as our marketing platform. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us. By clicking sign me up you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Loading...
Loading...
Newsletter 2

Mixmag will use the information you provide to send you the Mixmag newsletter using Mailchimp as our marketing platform. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us. By clicking sign me up you agree that we may process your information in accordance with our privacy policy. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.